New Coupon Definition Screen

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Use the New Coupon Definition screen to specify which coupon definition you want to use with your discount. The coupon definition specifies the details of the coupon. A coupon definition can include how many times the coupon can be used, and whether the coupon will be public, private, or restricted.

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Coupon Definition Name

Type a name for the coupon definition.

Usage Limit

Type the number of times this coupon can be applied to the basket.

For private and restricted coupons, this is the number of times each coupon code can be applied to a shopping basket. For example, if the private coupon definition contains 1,000 coupon codes, and the usage limit is five, the maximum times the discount can be applied is 5,000. You can use each coupon code up to five times.

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Your current reservations may not be valid if you decrease the usage limit in the future.

Type

Select the type of coupon for the discount from the drop-down list. Following are the available types of coupons:

  • Public. Coupons that anyone can use. The coupons all use the same public coupon code.

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    You cannot export a public coupon definition or add coupons to a public coupon definition.

  • Private. Personalized coupons that you target to specific users. Private coupons have multiple coupon code identifiers.

  • Restricted. Coupons that are restricted to one user.

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    You must import the user list for restricted coupons. You can also import the associated coupon codes, or you can automatically generate the codes.

Public Coupon Code

Type the public coupon code.

This box is available only if you selected Public Coupon Definition in the Type box.

See Also

Other Resources

What is a Discount?

Discount Types in Commerce Server

How to Add Existing Coupons to a Discount

How to Export Coupons

How to Set the Discount Priority

How to Set Discount Interaction Policies

How to Edit a Discount

How to Approve a Discount

How to Disapprove a Discount

How to Restore a Discount

Managing Discounts

Managing Tasks Common to All Business Management Applications